Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It

Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster at all. Extra-virgin olive oil that isn't. In Real Food/Fake Food, Larry Olmsted brings readers into the unregulated food industry, revealing a massive bait and switch in which counterfeiting is rampant and the consumer ultimately pays the price. But Olmsted does more than show us which foods to avoid: he travels to the sources of the real stuff to help us recognize and savor authentic oil, cheese, fish, beef, wine, coffee, and more. Part cautionary tale, part culinary crusade, Real Food/Fake Food is addictively readable, mouthwateringly enjoyable, and utterly relevant.